India, July 8 -- justify;">In an Indian higher education system traditionally defined by delayed exposure to real-world problem-solving, one university in Bengaluru is quietly building a new norm - where innovation begins not at the end of a degree, but from day one.

A Model With Global Parallels-Such long-term, student-owned innovation ecosystems are rare in Indian academia but have become a benchmark in some global universities. AtYale, theFirst-Year Summer Research Fellowship enables students to join labs and research groups in their very first year. AtPrinceton, students participate in theScholars Institute Fellows Program which anchors them in real-world research throughout their undergraduate life. Harvard'sInnovation Labs and the ...